Shah Sagar, Nitti Victor W
Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine New York, NY.
Rev Urol. 2009 Fall;11(4):196-202.
Patients seek treatment for overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) due to poor quality of life, and perceived improvement in quality of life (QOL) from medical therapy is multifactorial. Many feel that efficacy/success of medical therapy for OAB should not be linked to improvements in 1 or 2 endpoints, but instead should be linked to patient expectation and QOL improvement. Ideally, once patient-centered goals are defined, outcomes should be correlated with relief of symptom(s), patient satisfaction, and goal attainment expectations as a result of treatment.
患者因生活质量差而寻求治疗膀胱过度活动症（OAB），而医学治疗带来的生活质量（QOL）改善是多因素的。许多人认为，OAB医学治疗的疗效/成功率不应与一两个终点指标的改善相关联，而应与患者期望和生活质量改善相关联。理想情况下，一旦确定了以患者为中心的目标，治疗结果应与症状缓解、患者满意度以及治疗后目标达成期望相关联。
